Central Europe WLAN Hotspot 2004-2008 Forecast: Industry Report

Central Europe WLAN Hotspot 2004-2008 Forecast

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: September 2004
Product Code: R104-17052

Description

This IDC study analyzes the market for hotspots and WLAN services in three Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. It provides insight into the future of WLAN, its position on the market and its relations with other technologies and services such as broadband Internet access and mobile communications services, especially UMTS.

"The availability of WLAN hotspot Internet access is beginning to take off in Central Europe. The region is quickly building a base of mobility-minded office workers using WLAN-enabled notebook PC's, creating an addressable market for WLAN hotspot usage." ? John Gole, Program Manager, Telecommunications, CEMA Region

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
Technology Positioning
The Evolution of Hotspots in Central Europe
The Spread of Notebook Computers and WLAN in Offices
High Price of Notebooks
WLAN in Offices Seeds the Public Hotspot Market
High Cost of Internet Access
Development of Hotspots in 2003 and 2004
WiMax: Potentially Strong in Central Europe?
UMTS and WLAN ? Competitors or Complementary Solutions?
Future Outlook
Forecast and Assumptions
Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Central Europe WLAN Hotspot Market, 2003-2008
Table: Czech Republic - Number of Hotspots, 2003-2008
Table: Czech Republic - Top Five WiFi Service Providers, 2004
Table: Czech Republic - Hotspots by Location, 2003-2008
Table: Czech Republic - Number of Cities with Hotspots, 2004
Table: Hungary - Number of Hotspots, 2003-2008
Table: Hungary - Top Five WiFi Service Providers, 2004
Table: Hungary - Hotspots by Location, 2003-2008
Table: Hungary - Number of Cities with Hotspots, 2004
Table: Poland - Number of Hotspots, 2003-2008
Table: Poland - Top Five WiFi Service Providers, 2004
Table: Poland - Hotspots by Location, 2003-2008
Table: Poland - Number of Cities with Hotspots, 2004
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